Sink strainer bracket



Nov'. 9, 1937. c. H. BLLocK SINKJSTRAINER BRACKET Filed Jan. 8, 1956 I Zzvezzlorf /Zczrles El? alloc/t;

Patented Nov. 9, 1937 UNITED .A s'r-,LirlasYV PAT EN .fol-"FICE y "2,098,374 l( STRAINER BRACKET Charles H.r Bullock, Evanston, Ill. f .i fhpplicatimmanary s, 1936, serial No. 58,086 i's'claims. (01.'248-94) izsTl'iisinvention relates to."improvementsv in sink Figure 1 is a diagrammatic perspective View of :.,.'strainer ybrackets fandmore particularlyconcerns a practicalembodiment of the invention.

'.azzbracket' for "supporting" a kitchensink strainer Fig..2.is afragmentarysectional elevation taken falon'galone .wall of. a sinkS-iandlspaced above tlneifalongline 2-2:ofrFig..1.

ottoni offt-heLlatter. 11i. Figi 3. isa. fragmentary plan View of aslightly. 5

:it:fllieeino'stpopularfform.of strainer. for use in modiedlform of thev invention,.and... shows vthe )c collecting#garbagefandirefuse in a. kitchen sink.: ..-bracket located iniaback'or end. corner ofra sink. isfof substantially'triangularshape adapted to fit f ..1Fig'.: 4 isla. fragmentaryelevational View taken in".onecornerfofaJsink.fI'he. underlying part of.;.f.substantially. along line 4-4 of Fig. 3 and showlOsthevbottomfof the .sinkisnot accessible for Wash- .img the deviceasapplied in use. ff 10 s. ingxw'ithoutfmovingfthezstrainer and ywill often '.I Fig.'.5 is a fragmentary side ele'vationaliview of not be cleansed andzthus .become stained:v fromr. i afurther 'modied formofzthe invention. fluids dripping fronrtheirefusecontents of the .z -.Figs...6.a`nd 7 illustrate'another'modification. -crstrainerizashould thevsinkdrain becomeclogged -`v.While theA invention is :susceptible ofv various iii' 15 ,orxcoveredl and ain/accumulation of Water rise, ...modifications v.and .alternative` constructions, `1.15 i Mrlneip'articles of 'refuse in the-strainer willv be have shown in the drawingv and will. herein de- .'Washedsthrouglthe customary. apertures therein. .scribe indetail theppreferred...embodiment,.but it andzfthef remaining. refuse will Abecome disagreeis to be understood that I do not therebyintend l"...ably.Waterslcggedf '.Whenthemater in thesink .tozlimitthe `invention to the .specic form dis- ;;recedesthei refuse ini.tli'efstrainer willccntinuefwlclosed, ybut intend to. cover all modications and 20 toldrain forfa longtime and create an1obnoxious .alternative constructionsjfalling..within the spirit condition: The .bottom.of.fthe strainer scratches and scope off the invention as expressed in the maandaidamages:.the.; n.ish of the sink bottom.' appended fclaims.

liFurthermore, ithe triangular varrangement :of the Aszshown in the. drawing the invention.. may be 25.1'strainer. anditsproximity to thecenterofgreati, embodiedin practicalform ina bracket compris?` 25 a ziestactivtyinathe sink often'results inthezstrainer ing aloop..` Il) definingthe upper perimetric'dimen- -.:1.".-.beingtlipped'.v over fand.. the .contentsscattered.;l sions ofthe bodyof a strainer I l Whichthe'loop The latter condition is aggravated'. where the. is adapted tosurroundand support; In practice, fistrainer Sis'f'provided' with triangular; supports, I have found that. theloop may be formedvery fw, :'hecauserlessorce isfrequired tot.overba'lance.the inexpensively and quickly of a single strand of 30 ,-.-:fstrainer. v Wire of appropriate gauge Vand strength. 'Ihe Theiprincipalnobject of-thegpresent invention 1 strainer ll may be of. thecustomary, substantherefore.is;to':provide:.za .bracket which, may be .tially ,triangular type including angularly` related convenientlyzattached to.;.the:side;ofthe'snk and. sides l2,and I3 adapted when the strainer is in s :g5-:which wilksupport; theisinkzfstrainer ima plane use to lie, respectively, on parallellines relative 35 -:.:substantially:.zabcve.and out lofcontact;` Witlrthe to Vthe convergent. Walls `forming a customary Ybottom of-.ifthefzsinkgswherathe.tstrain'er will be corner I3a (Fig. 3) of a sink I4. An arcuate side faaboveaccmnulations ofiwaterganddrippingsmay [Efformed on a radius in the angle between the befwashedaway easilya andi-,without movingthe angularly related sides ofthe strainer ordinarily @assembly ,i v co-mpletes the perimetric outline of the strainer.,- 40

Another objectis toiprovide a l'strainer bracket and a Continuous Stnenng a'nge 01' bead 7 along v orme foregoing"characterfhavingaloop for. re- 1th@ uppermarg'n 0f the Sides resists distorting ewigngvndssuportigaSikstramrandincm forces agaln'st the sides. Whenzthe strainer 1s 4g" ing meenemen @venting the loop from sbd En??st*haist 4.

Simvably Connectmg the loop angularly related sections` I9 and 20 of the loop zu f i I which are projected at substantially right angles ngther'fwectnresldes m *the pmrlsfn. of a' from a `common center 2| (Fig. 3), substantially flstralelpmcketpat'may'be manufa'qturdlmply corresponding to the sides `of the strainer.4 agm-gmfklytYerY-IOW Cost md Whlch Wm pro' Means for connecting the bracket to the side; 50 Yideff-,Sn'dynndp'emclent amcle: of the sink is arranged herein in such a manner l Other, ObjectsV and. adVantageS Will beCQnleapthat the vstrainer may be disposed in the custom- ...".Hparent from. the following, -dGSCriptQn taken in. ary corner I3a of the sink or may be moved into ',gconnectonWithy the'laccompanying drawing, in V`any. other position Ialong the side ofthe sink. ,.which: For this purpose, the ends of thevstrandwhicln,l 55

sink sideland thesink splash-back (Fig. 3)'.

shown, the bearing member 23 is for this purpose forms the loop III are bent laterally outwardly in spaced parallel relation to form attachment members 22 and 23 extending from one of the sides I9 or 20, depending on whether the bracket is to be applied to a left or right hand sink, to provide bearings interengageab-le with the side of the sink.

I Customarily, the upper margin of the side of the 1 vided with a'hook 25 for engaging'the/edge ofthe u In order to permit the right angularlyM related sides of the bracket to fit-relatively closely-- apron.

Within the vertical corner I3 vof the sink, the

bearing members 22 and'23 aredisposed to`avoidl` the fillet or up-curve, indicated at Ilia, whichis usually found at the juncture of thetop ofthe spaced suicientlyffrom the common center. 2 I.

When the bracketl isfinV place, the loop I and the top of the strainer'I I Vwill be maintained in a plane vsubstantially parallel with fand approximately on a level with the top of the sink,'and the bottom of the strainer will be maintained in a plane's'ubstantially` above the bottom of Ythe'sink.

, the connecting loops 28.

. strainer in position or removed, forms a convenient drainage support for a colander or food strainer. v

The invention also contemplates means for prei venting the loop vI Il from spreading Vwhen unusual pressure is applied to the strainer. As shown herein, this end is attained by permanently closing the loop, substantially the sameresult accru-r Ving vfrom several diierent arrangements.

Fig. 1, for example, the extreme ends of thelwirestrand, beyond the hooks 25, are interconnected at .21 in any suitable manner,fas by twistingthe wire, welding, etc. When embodying this form of connection, the loop-may yield slightly to accommodate imperfections in shape or slight diierences in the size of the strainer. In other forms of the inventionthe strand of wire may be interconnected adjacent its ends to close the loop and to conne the same to a predetermined perimeter,

fthe end portions of the-strand extending oppositely along the side of the loop a short distance beyond the center of the interconnection and then projecting abruptly therefrom to form the attachment members 22 and 23. In one such form, the ends of the strand may be interengaged bylooping the ends about one another as at 28 (Fig. 3) before the-attaching hook members 22 and 23 are formed. The loops 28-rnay be closed by welding or brazing at 29 near the points at which the hook members are bent laterally, thereby avoiding any possibility that the principalloop III will tilt on an axis dened by the points of engagement of In another formv (Figs. and 7) the ends of the strand may be closed by overlapping as at 30 and permanently connectingf If desired, the

When the sink strainer I I is in place within the loop I0, the side of the strainer may engage the inner face of the side of the sink I4, and much pressure may therefore be applied to the strainer Without bending the loop downwardly. If desired, however, the loop I0 may be provided adjacent the hook members 22 and 23 with reinforcing means for contacting the inner face of the side of the sink to prevent substantial downward displacement of the loop when i-.pressure. yis exerted thereagainst, where thestrainQreither does not contact the sink or Where the bracket is employed vas a support for other purposes than for carrying the triangular strainer II. As shown in Figs. 6 and '7, such means may comprise legs 33, which maybe formed by small loops of the Wire extending"'downward1y substantially perpendicular to `the plane of the principal loop I0. When the bracket is in place, the legs 33 will engage the sink and maintain the loop in a horizontal plane.

From the foregoing, itiwill be apparent'that I have provided a sink strainer bracket of simple and durable construction thatmaybe manufactured very economically of inexpensive materials and sold at low cost.V By forming the hookmemis bers of proper predeterminedlengths, thebracket is adaptable Vfor use with sinks: having :aprons of any usual Widths. VFrom a `decorative standpoint, Vthe bracket may benishedin any desired color by enameling or it-may, be tinned ,or othere; 30

wise coated and will provide an attractive'as well as useful kitchen accessory. 1 Y. f f.

I claim as my invention:

1. A sink strainer bracket comprising, incombination, a wire loop. adapted tov surround .andi

engage removably the body of a sink strainer, said loop comprising a strand oflwire interconnected adjacent its ends to close the loop-and to conne the same to a predetermined perimetenthe end vportions of said'strand extending oppositely along Ythe side of the loop a short distance beyondthe center of the interconnection and having parts projecting abruptly therefrom to engage the'edge of the sink, said parts being formedto follow the lower margin ofY said .apron :tov maintainV the Vbracketin position. Y

2.. A bracket for removably.receivingiand'supporting aconventional sink strainerl of substany., 5o

tially triangular form in one of the vertical corners of a conventional sink'andfvvith its .bottom spaced above the bottom of the sink, comprising a body fashionedV from a metallic strand and having two angularly related spans which are Aproef.' 55

jected atsubstantiallyfright angles from a common center and an arcuate span vconnecting the remote ends of said twospans whereby toV receive said strainer perimetrically adjacentf` .the4 top thereof, and a pair of spaced engagement meme.4

that said two Vrighi; angularly rented sides of the.

bracket may fit closely Withinthe vertical corner formed at such juncture inthe 'sink'.

Y3. A bracket for removably receiving and supporting a conventional sinkj'strainer of substantially triangular Vform in' one of the vertical cor-i.

ners of a conventional sinkand withV its bottom spaced above the4 bottom ofthe sink, comprising a metallic strand body loop having two angularly related spans which are projected atvsubstantially right angles from a common center andan aru+-= projecting from the ends of said portions in spaced relation laterally of said one span to provide bearings engageable with the side of the sink, the bearing partnearest said common center being disposed to permit the right angularly related sides of the bracket to t closely within said vertical corner of the sink.

CHARLES H. BULLOCK. 

